Awesome sessions in here as usual! That was a brutal random bodybuilding day too!
Was that as tight as you could get on the bench?
[quote]lil power wrote:
Was that as tight as you could get on the bench?[/quote]
I think the first rep was. After a couple or three reps I canāt stay tight enough to keep my butt down as well, since you can see it start to move up on the fourth rep. Thatās just from where I start sliding back from pushing.
Although like you said, you only need to be able to do it once.
8/9/2014
Paused at the knee Deadlifts (beltless):
135 5x
225 5x
315 3x
405 3x
405 3x
405 3x
405 3x
Block Pulls (beltless):
505 1x
505 1x
Press:
145 7x
145 7x
145 7x
145 7x
145 7x
Pulls felt strong today. Pressing was very hard for some reason.
8/10/2014
Paused Bench:
45 10x
95 10x
135 5x
185 5x
225 5x
255 3x
280 4x
280 4x
260 4x feet up
260 4x
225 5x feet up
225 5x feet up close grip
Seated DB Press to Flat Bench Transition:
75ās going from upright down to flat in 7 sets, slightly lowering the bench angle each time
This is the same thing Iāve done the last couple Sundays. Today, with this weight, I was getting between 10 and 15 reps usually.
Row Machine:
4 sets of 10
Pullup and Dip superset:
5 rounds of 10 pullups and 15 dips, few seconds rest between each
EZ Bar Curls:
70 10x
70 10x
70 10x
70 10x
Hammer Curls superset with Pushups:
5 rounds of that, 10 reps each, no rest between anything
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]lil power wrote:
Was that as tight as you could get on the bench?[/quote]
I think the first rep was. After a couple or three reps I canāt stay tight enough to keep my butt down as well, since you can see it start to move up on the fourth rep. Thatās just from where I start sliding back from pushing.
Although like you said, you only need to be able to do it once.[/quote]
Have you tried Benching in Oly shoes? I bench on my toes mostly, but if I am putting my entire foot on the ground the Oly shoes do help a lot. Most flat-footed raw Benchers bench in them, so just something to try I guess.
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]lil power wrote:
Was that as tight as you could get on the bench?[/quote]
I think the first rep was. After a couple or three reps I canāt stay tight enough to keep my butt down as well, since you can see it start to move up on the fourth rep. Thatās just from where I start sliding back from pushing.
Although like you said, you only need to be able to do it once.[/quote]
Have you tried Benching in Oly shoes? I bench on my toes mostly, but if I am putting my entire foot on the ground the Oly shoes do help a lot. Most flat-footed raw Benchers bench in them, so just something to try I guess. [/quote]
Too slippery. My feet shoot out from under me 
That was a serious upper body training session you had the other day.
I have an issue sliding back on the bench too because mine is āupholsteredā with duct tape lol. So I lay a big towel over the bench which helps out a lot. Iām sure the other gym goers would appreciate your attention to tidiness as well hehe.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Chia beat a LOT of very good competitors, some pretty fucking jacked dudes up there. But he came in leaner than everyone, with the sickest v-taper, and with a back that was in a league of its own and ended up taking the overall win. Was pretty fucking radical.
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I googled up some pre-contest and comp photos after reading your post and HOLY SHIT. You are right about the v-taper and back. Amazing build on that guy, super impressive. Almost made me go out and grab a second back session yesterday.
Chiaās rear deltsā¦
[quote]MaazerSmiit wrote:
Chiaās rear deltsā¦[/quote]
Dude I couldnāt even find a pic online that actually does them justice. He has the sickest rear delts I have ever seen.
8/11/2014
Squat (beltless):
45 10x
135 5x
225 5x
275 3x
325 3x
325 3x
325 3x
325 3x
325 3x
Paused Bench:
45 10x
95 10x
135 5x
185 5x
225 5x
275 1x
295 1x
315 1x
335 1x
Feet Up Close Grip Paused Bench:
245 4x
245 4x
245 4x
245 4x
245 4x
So none of that bench stuff was actually in my program. I was supposed to do like sets of 4 with 265 or something. But there was this fuckin guy in a compression Tapout shirt there today and he was really bitchy about having to wait for a rack and then he actually had a pretty good squat which pissed me off. And after squats he started benching on the bench directly behind the one I was using. So I was like āFuck this guy, Iām going heavy right in front of his face.ā I thought he might catch on to the little unofficial competition, but he only did like sets of 3-5 or something with like 205ā¦ So it wasnāt nearly as fun as I thought it would be.
Based on your log name, have you seen the new Hercules movie? I just watched it, pretty much what I expected.
[quote]csulli wrote:
So none of that bench stuff was actually in my program. I was supposed to do like sets of 4 with 265 or something. But there was this fuckin guy in a compression Tapout shirt there today and he was really bitchy about having to wait for a rack and then he actually had a pretty good squat which pissed me off. And after squats he started benching on the bench directly behind the one I was using. So I was like āFuck this guy, Iām going heavy right in front of his face.ā I thought he might catch on to the little unofficial competition, but he only did like sets of 3-5 or something with like 205ā¦ So it wasnāt nearly as fun as I thought it would be.[/quote]
Being a male is great
[quote]chobbs wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
So none of that bench stuff was actually in my program. I was supposed to do like sets of 4 with 265 or something. But there was this fuckin guy in a compression Tapout shirt there today and he was really bitchy about having to wait for a rack and then he actually had a pretty good squat which pissed me off. And after squats he started benching on the bench directly behind the one I was using. So I was like āFuck this guy, Iām going heavy right in front of his face.ā I thought he might catch on to the little unofficial competition, but he only did like sets of 3-5 or something with like 205ā¦ So it wasnāt nearly as fun as I thought it would be.[/quote]
Being a male is great
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Ahahaha true dat
[quote]G1579 wrote:
Based on your log name, have you seen the new Hercules movie? I just watched it, pretty much what I expected.[/quote]
Yeah it was very meh, but I have like a billion dollars worth of movie giftcards (every birthday and Christmas I get like 10ā¦), so I am pretty liberal with my movie going.
Anyway the scene where he was chained to the pillars and then fought the wolves made it good enough for me lol.
I like all of this feet up benching I see in here.
He clearly didnāt go heavier because he was intimidated by you
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]G1579 wrote:
Based on your log name, have you seen the new Hercules movie? I just watched it, pretty much what I expected.[/quote]
Yeah it was very meh, but I have like a billion dollars worth of movie giftcards (every birthday and Christmas I get like 10ā¦), so I am pretty liberal with my movie going.
Anyway the scene where he was chained to the pillars and then fought the wolves made it good enough for me lol.[/quote]
Agreed on all points. You should use those movie gift cards to see Guardians of the Galaxy if you havenāt yet, that one is definitely worth seeing.
[quote]G1579 wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]G1579 wrote:
Based on your log name, have you seen the new Hercules movie? I just watched it, pretty much what I expected.[/quote]
Yeah it was very meh, but I have like a billion dollars worth of movie giftcards (every birthday and Christmas I get like 10ā¦), so I am pretty liberal with my movie going.
Anyway the scene where he was chained to the pillars and then fought the wolves made it good enough for me lol.[/quote]
Agreed on all points. You should use those movie gift cards to see Guardians of the Galaxy if you havenāt yet, that one is definitely worth seeing.[/quote]
Oh I totally saw that opening weekend. I took my dad as well whoās not even remotely a comic book or comic book movie type guy and we both loved it. Iām so pleased that Dave Bautista did a great job as well. I hope this gets him some more movie action.